Social Networks for the Connected Educator FACEBOOK

(np) Facebook Ed pages and resources

• New Teacher Chat #ntchat - https://www.facebook.com/NewTeacherChat
• Common Core Math Resources - https://www.facebook.com/CommonCoreMathResources
• NCTM Illuminations - https://www.facebook.com/NCTMIllum
• Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago - https://www.facebook.com/MMCChicago

PINTEREST

(np) Pinterest boards

• http://www.pinterest.com/nctmpins/ (NCTM)
• http://www.pinterest.com/napmath/boards/ (Nancy Powell's math, technology, interactive whiteboard, ed, more)
• http://www.pinterest.com/mathematicsprof/ (Video Lectures in Math)
• http://www.pinterest.com/centerofmath/ Center of Math
• http://%E2%80%A2http://www.pinterest.com/abogom/ Cut the Knot - math in pictures and movies
• http://www.pinterest.com/educationworld/ Education Week

TWITTER

(np)Twitter and Twitter chats for math teachers:

Education Technology	#edtechchat	Monday evenings from 7-8 pm CST
Smart Board Teachers	#smartee	Tuesday evenings from 8-9 pm CST
New Teacher chat	#ntchat	Wednesday evenings from 7-8 pm CST
Geometry Teachers	#geomchat	Wednesday evenings from 8-9 pm CST
Math Teachers	#mathchat	Thursday evenings from 7-8 pm CST

(GL and np) The features of a Social Networking website are not limited to sending messages to our friends, uploading pictures, and "hashtagging" our tweets. Not many people know that they can also be good for finding new information, and getting news updates. I use my Twitter account to follow Education Professionals, The Illinois State Board of Education, the US Dept of Education, as well as several members of my school. These individuals often Tweet about education, and they also often tweet helpful links, especially as we enter a new age of education. If you are interested, here are some good individuals and organizations to follow:

Twitter resources from Dr. Margaret Johnson: http://edleadership.edublogs.org/2011/06/01/why-pln/

• My Twitter Anniversary Gift to My PLN – LOADS of current info, links to tutorials, etc., thanks to Jeffrey Thomas
• If You Were on Twitter - great “day in a life on Twitter” piece from Scott McLeod
• Twitter – What is it and why would I use it? + includes Twitter in Plain English Video
• 7 Golden Rules of Twitter – from “Cool Cat” teacher, Vicki Davis
• Twitter, Simply Complicated – to use it is to “get” it by Tom Whitby
• 20 Step Guide to Use Twitter Effectively - thanks to @wolski95!
• Why Twitter is a Teacher’s Best Tool - from GOOD Magazine
• David Carr’s NY Times article, Why Twitter Will Endure - nicely sums up the big ideas about Twitter

Find math teachers to follow on twitter at: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/w/page/22554552/Math%20Teachers
Find computer science teachers to follow on twitter at: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/w/page/22554510/Computer%20Science%20Teachers
Find other teachers on twitter by categories at: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/w/page/22554534/FrontPage

NCTM	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://twitter.com/NCTM Vist their website at http://nctm.org
Mathematics Teacher	Mathematics Teacher http://twitter.com/MT_at_NCTM The Mathematics Teacher, an official journal of NCTM, is devoted to improving mathematics instruction from grade 8-14 and supporting teacher education programs
Eric Sheninger	https://twitter.com/NMHS_PrincipalPrincipal of New Milford HS (NJ): NASSP National Digital Principal Award Winner (2012), Google Certified Teacher, Adobe Education Leader, Author, Speaker
Tom Whitby	http://twitter.com/tomwhitby Prof of Education. Founder: #**Edchat**, The EDU PLN Ning, Linkedin group Technology-Using Professors et al. BLOG: My Island View http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com
 Sean Junkins	http://twitter.com/sjunkins Instructional Technology Coach. Apple Distinguished Educator. Google Certified Teacher.
Kyle Pace	http://twitter.com/kylepace District Instructional Technology Specialist and Google Certified Teacher. Presenter. Love to learn. Love to share. #**EdcampKC**organizer. I connect dots.
US Dept of Education	News and information from the U.S. Department of Education. http://twitter.com/usedgovusedgov
	http://twitter.com/NCTMIllum Illuminations is home to more than 600 free math resources! http://illuminations.nctm.org%20
MathInMiddleSchool	http://twitter.com/MTMS_at_NCTM Teaching in the Middle School is a NCTM journal, focusing on teaching mathematics to students in grades 5 through 9.
ILStateBoardofEd	Visit the Illinois State Board of Education's website at http://www.isbe.net for official announcements, a calendar of meetings and more.
TeachingChildrenMath	TeachingChildrenMathhttps://twitter.com/TCM_at_NCTM Teaching Children Mathematics is the NCTM journal for grade PK-6 math education. It is a forum for the exchange of ideas, activities and research.